It don’t get any more insight-y than this, peeps.
America, you are officially invited on the bandwagon now.
It don’t get any more insight-y than this, peeps.
America, you are officially invited on the bandwagon now.
Filed under Mr. Conventional Wisdom
The odds are strong we’re about to witness another cringeworthy Butch Jones presser.
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UPDATE: You may remember Darrell Taylor from such hits as…
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UPDATE #2: The man never disappoints.
Filed under Because Nothing Sucks Like A Big Orange
According to Bill Connelly’s advanced stats profile, Georgia’s defense turned in its worst percentile performance of the season, 70%, while the offense managed a scintillating 95% mark. (That’s the best since the 2015 South Carolina game, in case you’re wondering.)
So, defense, consider yourselves bailed out, after all.
Seriously, of more interest is Bill’s projection of the Auburn game, which now shows Georgia at a 48% win probability. That translates to a minus-0.7 point spread. It’s been creeping closer to even for a few weeks now. He’s got Georgia as a favorite in all its remaining games.
Filed under Georgia Football, Stats Geek!
What do you get when you ask a bunch of folks who teach Economics what would happen if colleges paid student-athletes?
Really, it shouldn’t be that hard to understand why the NCAA fights to preserve amateurism.
(h/t)
Filed under It's Just Bidness, The NCAA
I’ll get to the bullet points in a minute, but do you know what first blew me away watching the broadcast? How clearly and how loudly the Georgia fan contingent and band came through. If I didn’t know any better, I’d have sworn they were playing the game in Athens. When ESPN did start panning shots of the crowd, I wasn’t surprised in the least at the amount of red dominating the stands.
Between Nashville and South Bend, our fans have really shown out this season. That’s something I imagine will be in the back of some heads come bowl time.
Anyway, on to the aforementioned bullet points.
This marks three straight weeks of Smart’s team doing what a team should do facing inferior conference opposition. Vanderbilt, moreover, offered a nice measuring stick for Georgia, given that the Commodores played Alabama, Florida and the Dawgs three straight weeks. Those results pretty much confirmed a pecking order that we have in mind for Georgia right now: not at Alabama’s level, but better than Florida’s.
There’s one point worth consideration, though. ‘Bama is ‘Bama. It’s already occupying a lofty plateau. Georgia is improving. The team may not be ready to look the Tide in the eye today, but who’s to say what things might be like by season’s end?
I know, I know. Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. Still, this season grows ever more fun to watch. Come on down, Missouri.
Filed under Georgia Football
So, this is where we’re at now.
Georgia’s defense kept Vanderbilt to 236 total yards. The Commodores totaled only 64 of those yards on the ground.
Statistically, the Bulldogs did what they’ve done all year. Opposing teams have yet to total 300 total yards. No one has scored 20 points, including Vanderbilt, which was defeated 45-14 Saturday. Yet after the game, there were areas head coach Kirby Smart pointed to that didn’t have him pleased…
“We didn’t strike up front, we didn’t tackle well,” Smart said. “We didn’t get off the field on third down. But you know what? Our defense needed that because everybody, and (the media), has told them they’re the greatest thing ever. Vanderbilt came out with a good quarterback, executed well, converted third downs, and we didn’t play to the standard we’re supposed to play to. That’s the most disappointing thing.”
He said that and nobody rolled their eyes. Expectations have changed that much and that fast. Crazy stuff.
Along those lines, this is the greatest mash tape of 2017.
All Kirby’s missing is the Coke bottle. LOL.
Filed under Georgia Football
In light of the spirited debate we had last week about the validity of Mike Leach’s coaching career, take a look at this Ian Boyd article. It’s pretty damned impressive to see the number of assistants and former players of his who have moved on to major coaching jobs.
Maybe there’s more to “throw it short to people who can score” than some of you give him credit for.
Filed under Mike Leach. Yar!
I am not suggesting that Jim Harbaugh is overrated as a football coach — his track record at Stanford and San Francisco speaks for itself — but if you’re a Michigan fan, this isn’t what you thought you signed up for when he returned to momma.
Meh? Meh.
Let’s just say all the attention getting hasn’t been results getting.
Filed under Heard About Harbaugh?
I don’t know the last time Georgia was favored by four touchdowns over a conference opponent, but I can say it’s been a long time since Mizzou was that big an underdog.
Missouri, the only Southeastern Conference team without a win over an FBS opponent, is an early 28-point underdog in Saturday’s game at No. 4 Georgia (6-0, 3-0 SEC), the first-place team in the SEC East…
If that point spread stands by kickoff, it will be the largest spread for a game in which Mizzou is the underdog since 2000. That year, Larry Smith’s last as the Tigers’ head coach, the Tigers were 33-point underdogs at Nebraska…
Missouri has been an underdog by 20 points or more nine times since the 2000 game at Nebraska, according to oddsshark.com. They lost all nine games but covered the spread in four.
For what it’s worth, also according to oddsshark.com, in its last seven games, Georgia is 6-1 against the spread.
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UPDATE:
Filed under Georgia Football, What's Bet In Vegas Stays In Vegas
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